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Slow-Cooker Healthy Cranberry-Pecan Oatmeal Porridge

Slow-Cooker Healthy Cranberry-Pecan Oatmeal Porridge
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
8h
Yields
12 servings

Prep this easy, fiber-packed breakfast porridge before you go to bed. All you need to do in the morning is give it a good stir and serve with maple syrup, cranberries and pecans. Add some low-fat eggnog for extra holiday cheer!

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ingredients

Nonstick cooking spray
1
cup steel-cut oats
1
cup wild rice
½
cup pearled barley or farro
1
tsp kosher salt
½
tsp freshly grated nutmeg
2
(4-inch) strips orange peel
1
cinnamon stick
¾
cup dried cranberries
¾
cup pure maple syrup
¾
cup pecans, toasted and roughly chopped
Low-fat eggnog, for serving, optional
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directions

Notes

Special equipment: a 6-quart slow cooker

Step 1

Coat the inside of a 6-quart slow cooker insert with nonstick cooking spray. Add 12 cups cold water, the oats, rice, barley, salt, nutmeg, orange peel and cinnamon stick, and stir to combine. Cover and cook on low heat until the grains are tender but still have a bite, about 8 hours.

Step 2

Thin out the porridge with hot water if desired. Ladle 1 cup of the porridge into twelve warm bowls and sprinkle each with 1 tablespoon cranberries, 1 tablespoon maple syrup and 1 tablespoon pecans. Top with some eggnog if using and serve warm.

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